Virginia Challenge (Cardinal Classic?)

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The Virginia Challenge is scheduled for April 20-21. That likely seemed like the last meet to get some good times to qualify for the regional NCAAs. However, I just found out that Georgetown will probably send a crew to Stanford for the Cardinal Classic the same dates as the Virginia meet. I guess the coaches are looking at the entries for each meet for what would be the best venue to get some regional qualifier times.

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First results from the Virginia Challenge meet

100m women
8. Taylor Williams 12.18

400m women (two Hoyas are in the invitational section)
15. Bryann Sandy 60.44

400m men
4. Nate Alleyne 48.19 (won his heat)

Discus
7. Bryan Bjerk 158'3"

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More Virginia:

3000m SC
20. Nick Wareham 9:09.87

400m women invitational
11. Jody-Ann Knight 56.23
12. Shannon Meisberger 56.27

800m women invite
22. Olivia Arizin 2:10.97

800m men invite

2. Rey Rivera 1:48.04 the race of the meet. Only national class Isaiah Harris of Penn State beat Rey by 0.38 s. Rey beat Heppenstall of Wake Forest and Capwell of Monmouth, who have been some of the top 800m runs in the NCAA.
14. Spencer Brown 1:51.57
15. Ruach Padhal 1:51.92
28. Charles Cooper 1:53.06

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More Virginia results:

1500m women

9. Kayla Grahn 4:50.07

800m women

9. Kate Gobi 2:15.98

LJ women

25. Malika Houston 17'2"

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100H

13. Malika Houston 14.31

200m women

11. Jody-Ann Knight 24.40
13. Taylor Williams 24.51
36. Cassidy Palmer 25.40

400mH
15. Lawrence Leake 56.16

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1500m women
13. Margie Cullen 4:24.74
28. Piper Donaghu 4:29.68
41. Autumn Eastman 4:35.10

men

12. Jack Salisbury 3:45.84
36. Josh Bell 3:53.94
40. Charles Cooper 3:58.69
42. Adam Barnard 4:01.16

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At the Mt Sac relays Georgetown grad Sabrina Southerland ran an outdoor PR to finish 2nd in the 800m (first collegian).

Women 800 Meter Run INV C/O
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Name Year Team Seed Finals H#
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1 Kaela Edwards adidas 2:01.49 2:01.06 2
2 Sabrina Southerland Oregon 2:01.55 2:01.44 2
3 Stephanie Brown Unattached 2:02.00 2:01.71 2
4 Luisa Real MEXICO CODE 2:03.08 1
5 Deborah Rodriguez Uruguay 2:02.99 2:04.08 2
6 Susan Ejore Oregon 2:04.53 1
7 Alethia Marrero Arizona Stat 2:04.52 2:04.55 2
8 Sonia Gaskin York University 2:05.47 2:05.70 1
9 Dalanne Zanotelli Unattached 2:04.38 2:06.18 1
10 Amber Tanner Georgia 2:06.28 2:07.13 1
11 Brette Correy Northern Iow 2:05.17 2:07.14 1
12 Ana Rosa G�mez Velazquez Escuela atle 2:04.34 2:08.56 1
13 Yume Kitamura Edion 2:00.92 2:08.62 2
-- Robyn Brown Unattached DNF 2
-- Lindsey Butterworth Canada/CoastalTC 2:02.13 DNF 2

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Some other results:

Men’s 5,000-Meter Run – Invitational
54. Dylan Scarsone, 15:01.91

Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
34. Vickie Milledge, 15.10



Men’s Shot Put
15. Bryan Bjerk, 14.59m [47’ 10.5”]

[Nevada Hoya]

This is the week that they drop previous years' marks and the rankings reflect only this year's times. Therefore, the men drop from 38th to 103rd. They have a total of 8.75, and most of that (7.8) is due to Rey Rivera's 800m time this weekend. Rey is 14th in the nation in the 800m. Other points were earned by Amos Bartelsmeyer in the 800m, Spencer Brown in the 1500m, and Michael Crozier in the 10,000m. It is a bit odd that Jon Green's 5000m time did not warrant any points.

The women are not on the radar.